Dr Pepper Falls Victim To Internet Death Hoax

Breathe easy, Peppers: Your beverage of choice isn't going anywhere. 

Dr Pepper took to Twitter on Monday to crush a rumor that claimed the company had sold its famous 23-flavor formula to Coca-Cola, which was, in turn, shutting down production this summer.

Here's the image being passed around on social media: 

The death hoax was quickly debunked by both Snopes and the company itself, which reassured its famously loyal fans with a tweet:

Dr Pepper, which has a history going back to 1885, calls itself "the oldest major soft drink in the United States ." 

(h/t Mashable )